Tommy Ungerer

'Various Owls' 1963 poems by John Hollander illustrated by Tommy Ungerer. You can see Tommy's biography with wonderful pictures from his life here.

Hazel Terry: Sweet Printed Owls

On Tuesday last week, I took a print workshop where we used sweets. Here are some owls that I created using liquorice allsorts and midget gems. I have a similar workshop today with a different group of people and I hope it is as much fun.

Coffee Owls

I have been using coffee as a medium it has a warmth, graininess and unpredictability that I love and have used to create a series of owls. The staining changes with time, maturing to a characterful patina not unlike using rust to dye fabrics. 

Owls and home

While I have been away over the last two weeks I went home to the Norfolk broads and was very privileged to share some early mornings with barn owls, which I haven't seen in the wild since I was twelve. These incredible birds are almost like butterflies in their silent daybreak fluttering sweeps of the marsh. Their long wings and dexterous flight was wonderful to observe.

Playing with owls.

 I have been playing with owls these are drawn using layers of white wax crayon and pencil. I like the way each one has such an individual character.

Mr Finch II

A parliment of owls by the wonderful Mr Finch, I have just spent a happy morning going right back to the beginning of his blog.

White Owl Porcelain

Loosing something on etsy is like loosing a button on a beach, and I had momentarily lost these owls this morning, but thankfully I had bookmarked them else where. whiteowlporcelain on etsy create these beautiful monochrome owls that have a Scandinavian like quiet style, I think they are wonderful.

Hazel Jarvis's Owls

It is wonderful to witness the results of this blog, here are Hazel Jarvis's Owls inspired by last weeks posts . . . they are a bit scary! Thank you for letting us meet them Hazel.
Hazel Jarvis is a British born botanical artist who has settled in America her paintings share the same subject matter as Elizabeth Blackadder and are beautiful observations from still life or botanical specimens.

Owls

Owl Spoons

Eyes Glowing

Another inspiring artist/ instructor is Cristina of Fem Manuales her web site is full of magical art activities that she has led in her school in Barcelona.

Mattisj

A single photograph because I adore it. It is the surreal blue of those amazing chicks contrasted with the piercing yellow of the parents eyes, just amazingly beautiful. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattisj

Shona Snow

Shona's wonderful ceramics combining wonderful colours with graphic black and white design and funny birds and fish lovely. http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=82299 http://shoshonasnow.blogspot.com/

Owl tamers

My Childminder's daughter, Claire, looks after large birds of prey, particularly Owl's. Every year when she visits she brings an owl chick with her which for the past three years has been a real treat. Freya has had her glove on all summer pretending to have her own owl, so today I made her an owl to sit on her glove. Of course once one was completed she wanted another one for her friend, so it has been a very busy owl making day.